Ensemble Marsyas' recording of Johann Fasch's finest chamber music demonstrates why the man and his music were so appreciated in his own lifetime. Founding member...continue...
Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London, UK (08/09/2013-08/11/2013)....continue...

This project involves exploring and the study of the composer's work, which in this case is Daï Fujikura. Taking the instrument as the starting point,...continue...
Recording information: SONO Recording Studios, Prague (05/2013)....continue...

The Parisian bassoon maker Jean Nicolas Savary jeune was considered the "Stradivari of the Bassoon" during the 19th century. His bassoons were in great demand...continue...
Recording information: Bern University of the Arts, Switzerland (02/2013)....continue...

The Reykjavik Chamber Orchestra present their critically acclaimed performance of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, proving once again that they are the leading chamber ensemble in Iceland....continue...
Recording information: Askirkja, Reykjavík (12/1998/02/1999)....continue...

Alvin Singleton studied at New York University, Yale and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. He served as Composer-in-Residence with the Atlanta Symphony...continue...
Recording information: ACA Digital Recording Studio, Decatur, GA....continue...

Besides several prominent works such as Escales, Angélique and the Flute Concerto, there is a rich, little-known Jacques Ibert catalog, including these works for winds....continue...
Recording information: Cour de ville, Vincennes (01/2014); Conservatoire, Rueil-Malmaison (01/2014); Cour de ville, Vincennes (10/2013); Conservatoire, Rueil-Malmaison (10/2013)....continue...

The soundtrack to Maleficent, a reimagining of Disney's Sleeping Beauty from the villain's perspective, puts the focus on James Newton Howard's foreboding yet witty score. Stormy brass and percussion ...continue...

Stuart Saunders Smith (b. 1948) is a confessional composer in the New England tradition. "My music is about my life. I am after the particular,...continue...
Recording information: Recital Hall at the University of Maryland-Baltimore Co (2013-09-28_2013-09-29&2013-)....continue...

MDG is now rereleasing a rarity that has been out of stock for many years. Along with the Suk Chamber Orchestra of Prague, Klöcker and...continue...
Recording information: Prague (05/1989)....continue...

Around 1800 Ignaz Pleyel was regarded, next to Haydn and Mozart, as Europe's most successful and popular instrumental composer of music; his numerous works circulated...continue...
Recording information: SWR-Funkstudio Stuttgart (2010-01-11_2010-01-13&2010-)....continue...

The death of Henri Dutilleux on 22 May 2013 robbed the musical world of one of its most distinctive voices. Dutilleux was renowned for his...continue...
Recording information: Studio I Musicanti, Rome (11/2012)....continue...

Oehms Classics acknowledges the 150th anniversary of the birth of Richard Strauss with this release highlighting music for horn from Richard Strauss and his father....continue...
Recording information: Saarbrücken....continue...

Christos Hatzis' music bears influences of Christian spirituality, Byzantine music and popular idioms, and is marked by a strong identification with his source material. Two...continue...
Recording information: T.S.S.O. Concert Hall, Thessaloniki, Greece (09/06/2012-09/15/2012)....continue...

An intriguing and diverse album of 20th century music for the unsung bassoon, one that fully exploits the baritone-bass character of the bassoon and its...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of Witold Lutoslawski Philharmonic in Wroc (2011-09-??&2011-10-??&2012-)....continue...

The first disc from the Russian Chamber Music for Wind Instruments series, which includes recordings of rarely performed quintets for piano and wind instruments by...continue...
Recording information: 1965/1977....continue...

A rare gem of Baroque music - concertos for bassoon and strings by Antonio Vivaldi. Vivaldi's concertos are performed by bassoon virtuoso Valery Popov, one...continue...
Recording information: St. Sofia Cathedral of Polotsk (03/06/1989)....continue...

This unique album is a collection of the very best of the virtuoso solo music composed for the galant French styled baroque bassoon. Included are...continue...
Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London, UK (09/04/2012-09/06/2012)....continue...